The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-02
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
BLOODY FIGHT BETWEEN A BULL
AND A JACkASS.
Fifty Dollars the Stake, which Was
Awarded the Bull.

KENYON p. o., KY, August 24-The
average farmer of this part of Kenton
> county earns hard living by scratching
over the rocky hills and trying to make
corn and tobacco grow in the yellow clay,
but his enthusiasm for rare and exciting
sport is not surpassed by his city cousins
who have many advantages over him.
Following the hounds in winter and
playing baseball in summer furnishes
their chief amusement, but recently the
latter has become quite tame to them, as
their baseball club has beaten every
thing in the neighborhood So they
have been casting about for something
more stimulating. a few days since
they hit upon novel idea in most nat.
ural way.
The usual crowd had gathered at the
villige blacksmith-shop to white, swap
stories and talk about the crops, when
the conversation drifted to the subject OF
bulls and bull.fghting.
81 have little cedar.head bull" said
Pole Harrison, as he stuffed q supcrfluous
quantity of cheviot into his suspenderess
pants, with an air of confidence, "that
can just whip any thing in the State, |
don't care what it is.
The fighting abilities Of different bulls
| in the neighbOrhood and some of their
wonderful achievements were related,
but no one was inclined to accept the
| challenge
Presently small man with hay-colorcd
WHISPERS, who had been whiting, said
If 1t made no difference what he aft
agin the bull he would bet his sOrrcl
mare against $50 that he could produce
an animal that would whip the bull in
twenty minutes.
The owner of the bull agreed to fight
any domestic animal, and Immediately |
put up the money. Arrangements were |
made for the fight to come off us soon as
possible. Referees were chosen, who set |
the time for August oath, at five o'clock
in the morning, in order to avoid the
heat of the day and to conduct the bat
tie as quietly as possible.
The hay-whiskered gentlemen went
over the hill 10 his farm, but returned in
a short time leading small raw-boncd
jackass. The animal appeared to be us
meek and harmless as a hound pup. Ii
was too indoent to brush away the swarms
of flies that were trying to draw blood
through the thick hide. The crowd was
surprised when the owner said
he proposed to put his little jackass i'm I
the ring with the bull, but they were in ;
Spired with some confidence in the meek i
little fellow when his owner ordered the 1
blacksmith to put on Il set Of new shoes, |
with sharp corks on each foot. The
work was done, and the jack was proudly |
punting deep holes in the soft earth with
his new shoes. "You can have set of a
horns made for him if you like" testing ,
y remarked the owner of the bull. The Il
nan and jack went slowly up the hill to [
lwait the coming of the hour of battle. a
Meanwhile opinions became divided AS TO n
which one would win, and some heavy c
pets were made 1t was first arranged b
or the fight 20 take place in field back
# the blacksmith shop, but wiser coun- {,
el prevailed, and the spot selected was v
natural basin between the hills near the h
id Temple mill, on the Independence d
Dad. Ii
An Enquirer correspondent and Mr.. il
}rutus Willis, a leading merchant of b
'enton, were the first OH the grounds. II
hey were soon followed by the man C,
nth the jack. The former wearing an it
ir of confidence that could only be sur 81
assed by the meekness of the latter, The III
istoric animal was tied to the fence, m
here he contentedly Toasted upon some in
horn bushes which grew in the corner. OF
aptain Jack Raglan, the referee, arrived, W
18th a selected number of friends who W
al been notified that it would be an Oc- II
lsion OF some rare sport. The bull came I'll
arching up the road with a man on oy
lch side of him, and his owner behind, ci
'r the purpose of urging him along with
sharp stick. He was very ordinary
oking red bull, rather slim about vi
lie hind quarters. His short, thick neck hi
rs set on magnificent pair of shout
,rs, and bore chubby, but graceful th
,ad. Two blue-back eyes, showing Just W.
little rim Of white, rolled around as he wi
WED his neck To the ground and then he
itlcd the air. His horns were Just six II,
ches long, and tapering to degree We
me "A big piece of bull hide and I'll
ieam of blood. Immediately the bull Th
lecled and gave the jack lick that OPP
rocked him down. He followed up bit
d gored him across the side, cutting At
rrible cash from which the blood squirt on
lie was about to follow ii up with AN,
other, when the jack struck him in cr
e eye with hls iron-clad fore foot, and TO
mpletely mashed that organ Of sight,
lis gave him chance to get up aud he
mt for the blind side OF that hull like tbs
htning, Both heels struck the hull lou
liare in the side. lie staggered but cri
! not fall, II could be- seen that he tht
IS suffering terribly and could not last ed
~, but his grit was still there. The lac
u ed, but the bull struck first aud sqr
-.Rhl biz adNeEsAIY snnnre In the alnn. j